TCM Schedule for Wednesday, April 24: Musicals of the '60s and '70s/Star of the Month: Marlon Brando [View all]

Well, today's schedule provides a timely reminder that casting in movie musicals got weird during the '60s and '70s. I have a childhood memory of going to Manhattan in the holiday season and seeing Peter O'Toole as Mr. Chips on posters and marquees.

And has TCM ever featured Petula Clark in three different movies with three different themes in one 24-hour period?

As for evening, strap yourself in for the final evening of movies for Star of the Month Marlon Brando. TCM is taking you to the heart of darkness.

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

12:30 AM The Card (1952)
Henry, the earnest young son of a washerwoman, uses his wits, and occasional sleight of hand, to become the most successful man in town. During his rise from lowly clerk to local hero, Henry always remains true to his own good humor and generous nature.
Dir: Ronald Neame Cast: Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Petula Clark
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: Adaptation Rating: TV-G CC: N


2:15 AM Vacation from Marriage (1945)
After World War II service changes them, a married couple dread their postwar reunion.
Dir: Alexander Korda Cast: Robert Donat, Deborah Kerr, Glynis Johns
Runtime: 92 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


4:00 AM 49th Parallel (1941)
The crew of a stranded German U-boat tries to evade capture in Canada during World War II.
Dir: Michael Powell Cast: Leslie Howard, Raymond Massey, Laurence Olivier
Runtime: 122 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


6:15 AM Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
In this musical remake, a conservative boys' school teacher falls in love with an actress.
Dir: Herbert Ross Cast: Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark, Michael Redgrave
Runtime: 151 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

9:00 AM Finian's Rainbow (1968)
A leprechaun follows the Irishman who stole his pot of gold to the U.S. South.
Dir: Francis Ford Coppola Cast: Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Tommy Steele
Runtime: 160 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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11:30 AM Camelot (1967)
This lavish film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical celebrates a fleeting, mythical time of love and chivalry--the reign of King Arthur and the Knights of The Round Table. Although torn apart by the conflicts between passion, love, honor and duty, it was a golden era that could have been ... and could yet be.
Dir: Joshua Logan Cast: Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero
Runtime: 179 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

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2:45 PM Man of La Mancha (1972)
The aging Don Quixote follows his dream by traveling the countryside as a warrior knight.
Dir: Arthur Hiller Cast: Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren, James Coco
Runtime: 130 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



5:00 PM The Great Waltz (1972)
Musical biography of Johann Strauss, the man known as "The Waltz King".
Dir: Andrew L. Stone Cast: Horst Buchholz, Mary Costa, Rossano Brazzi
Runtime: 135 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: N



7:30 PM MGM Parade Show #8 (1955)
Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant perform in a clip from The Philadelphia Story. George Murphy introduces a clip from The Tender Trap.
Dir: null Cast: George Murphy, Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant
Runtime: 25 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N

What's on Tonight: Star of the Month: Marlon Brando

8:00 PM Apocalypse Now (1979)
A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god. Francis Ford Coppola's extended 'Redux' version, released in 2001.
Dir: Francis Ford Coppola Cast: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall
Runtime: 202 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-MA CC: Y



11:30 PM The Men (1950)
A paraplegic veteran fights his own bitterness to build a new life.
Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Marlon Brando, Teresa Wright, Everett Sloane
Runtime: 87 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC:



1:15 AM The Young Lions (1958)
Film follows the lives of three soldiers: one German and two Americans, paralleling their experiences in World War II until they meet up at the end for a confrontation.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin
Runtime: 167 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



4:15 AM Burn! (1969)
A British agent stifles a slave revolt on a Caribbean island.
Dir: Gillo Pontecorvo Cast: Marlon Brando, Evaristo Marquez, Renato Salvatori
Runtime: 112 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-MA CC: Y



5:15 AM Masks and Memories (1934)
Three individuals try to entice their uncle to join the festivities during Mardi Gras.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Lillian Roth, Weldon Heyburn, Queenie Smith
Runtime: 32 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N